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.........or bumbling along the highway at a constant 40mph no matter the posted speed limit.
This irritates me, as a car driver, far more than it ever used to do as a motorcyclist! On a bike, a quick flick of the throttle and these morons are in your rearview mirror, in a car they can hold you up for ages, till in desperation you may take a foolish risk and run head on into a motorcyclist.
I live in a semi rural part of Shropshire where the 60mph single carriageway national speed limit is widespread (and sometimes, illogically applied to roads it's not safe to do a consistent 30 on) but these idiots insist on bumbling along, brain in neutral, well below the limit, a rolling roadblock against anyone trying to "make progress"
My one theory is that most of these are townies, so brainwashed into the idea that they can do no more than 40 (except on rare motorway trips) that they forget there are any higher numbers on the clock (or the statute book)
However, much observation has led me to determine that there are in fact 2 subspecies of this critter. Number 1 observes all lower speed limits scrupulously but tops out at 45mph. this is all well and good and I will never criticize ANYONE for obeying a speed limit, no matter how stupid the limit is, but if they obey all the others, they should obey the 60 too and at least make an effort to get near it! Number 2 is far more dangerous, this is the one who does 40mph EVERYWHERE, regardless of posted speed limits or lack of them. He (or she) is mostly completely oblivious of what is going on in front, behind, or around them and does this speed because that is where they can comfortably nod off and let "George" do the work! A menace to all road users, THESE people are the ones I would like to see banned more than any other!
Sorry, you pushed my buttons mate! Rant over, Steve
I don't have any problems with drls after all my daily driver is a Volvo. I don't however like them when added to cars that didn't originally have them and look stupid, just use the sidelights if you want to be seen and fit leds.
I don't want to push any more buttons, we all get impatient at times following slow drivers but isn't that as big an issue. Not all drivers have high skills, some are new and still learning, others haven't got loads of confidence and isn't it better that they drive within their capacity safely. How many have died because they thought they were good drivers or have killed an innocent. I had police advanced training and like to press on but only where its safe.
Bikers in Yorkshire scare me at weekends especially on the road between the Lakes and Bradford/Leeds. It's busy, carries trucks, caravans, farm vehicles, and a fair few classics and bikers are a nightmare. They are usually in a group and playing follow my leader, first one does a dodgy overtake and cuts in, followers cross double lines, over take on blind corners or brows and the last one finds himself head on with an artic. They cut cars up on islands and its 80% of the bikers doing it. Every journey I do on that road leaves you needing clean undies at the end of it. I have been hit by a biker being stupid in this way. Four bikes in convoy came round a blind corner with a cattlegrid on it. First two sped round on my side just missing me, the third didn't, the fourth just missed me and his mate. Their excuse was we were straightening out the corner because of the cattlegrid. I said no you were traveling too fast for the road and conditions and not being observant enough. What made it worse they were all police officer's.
Question, if you came up behind me driving my Dolomite 1300 at 50 would you be as upset?